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Performing works by
Beverly Brown Leonard Burks Drene Ivy Brenda Johnson Nathaniel Williams
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 4:00 p.m.Morning Star Baptist Church
10250 Shaker Boulevard
Harvest TimeA Seasonal Celebration of African American Sacred Music
Featuring
The New Spiritual Gifts Workshop Choir
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Spiritual GiftsUnity and Diversity in One Body
October 24, 2009Dear Friends:
On behalf of the new Spiritual Gifts: Unity and Diversity in One Body workshop choir, I would like to welcome you to our fall 2009 concert. Spiritual Gifts is a project of the Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora (RASHAD), which is housed in the Department of History at Cleveland State University (CSU). I am the founder and director of RASHAD, and it was my great pleasure to work with other CSU alumni and friends to make our collective vision for Spiritual Gifts a reality in the summer of 2009.
On Saturday, July 11, 2009, Geraldine Hardin-Washington, Drene Ivy, and William D. Simpson met with me to discuss the preliminary plans for Spiritual Gifts. In July and August 2009, Sherlynn Allen-Harris, Beverly J. Brown, Lana J. Miller, Angela Thompson, and Audrey Wiggins joined the Rev. Dr. Earl Preston, Jr. and other advisory committee members in charting a course for the new project that would be in keeping with its mission: to create opportunities for individuals to study and perform the music of the historic African American church—including spirituals, anthems, hymns, gospel, and contemporary Christian folk songs and other religious works from Africa and the Diaspora. We also made plans to develop curriculum materials related to African American religious music and history.
Spiritual Gifts held the first of its six workshop sessions on Monday, September 14, 2009, at Trinity Cathedral in downtown Cleveland. Approximately 40 vocalists and instrumentalists shared their abundant talent, training, and performance experience in the fall 2009 sessions, which focused on the compositions of five Cleveland-based composers: Beverly Brown, Leonard G. Burks, Drene Ivy, Brenda Johnson, and Nathaniel Williams, Jr. Both Brown and Williams are alums of the CSU Music Department, and all of our musical artists are active in numerous religious, educational, and cultural institutions. Four CSU alums in the choir have agreed to contribute curriculum materials to our 2010 online Educator’s Guide, and we will release a recording of the Harvest Time 2009 concert later this year.
Ideally, the Harvest Time concert will become an annual event, as we continue to showcase the talents of individuals with connections to faith communities in Northeast Ohio while promoting economic development and entrepreneurship. Thank you for supporting our efforts to reap a harvest of musical and cultural blessings that others will feast on and learn from for years to come.
Sincerely,
RegenniaDr. Regennia N. WilliamsAssociate Professor of History, Cleveland State UniversityFounder and Director, RASHADExecutive Producer, Harvest Time 2009
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AcknowledgementsSpiritual Gifts gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following:
Dr. Gregory Sadlek, DeanCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Cleveland State University
Dr. Elizabeth Lehfeldt, ChairDepartment of History
Cleveland State University
Mary GrodekMarketing and Public AffairsCleveland State University
Dr. Njeri Nuru-Holm, Vice PresidentOffice of Institutional Diversity
Cleveland State University
Trinity Cathedral, Episcopal Diocese of Cleveland
The Morning Star Baptist ChurchRev. Dr. Earl Preston, Jr., Pastor
Pat Catan’s Craft CenterBedford, Ohio
“The Band”Elder Rashawn Mathews, Piano
Drene Ivy, OrganEric Byous, Drums
Joshua Williams, Drums
Hostesses from the Following Congregations:Christian Light Church
Good Hope Missionary Baptist ChurchHundredfold Church
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Harvest TimeFeaturing the Spiritual Gifts Workshop Choir
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 4:00 p.m. Morning Star Baptist Church – Cleveland, Ohio
Praise Give to God.......................................................................Pastor Nathaniel Williams, Jr.
Welcome.............................................................................................Dr. Regennia N. Williams Invocation...........................................................................................Rev. Dr. Earl Preston, Jr.
Pastor, Morning Star Baptist Church
Part I The Spiritual Gifts Workshop ChoirEvery Day Is Thanksgiving.....................................................................Leonard Gregory Burks
Spirit of God..........................................................................................Leonard Gregory Burks
He Called Me to Be.........................................................................................Beverly J. Brown
I Love You So Much.........................................................................................Beverly J. Brown
Lift Jesus Up...............................................................................................................Drene Ivy
Awesome God.............................................................................................................Drene Ivy
Spiritual Interlude............................................................................................Drene Ivy, Piano
Part II The Spiritual Gifts Workshop ChoirGive and It Shall Be Given Unto You............................................................Brenda E. Johnson
The Lord Is My Shepherd..............................................................................Brenda E. Johnson
They That Wait on the Lord..........................................................Pastor Nathaniel Williams, Jr.
OffertoryClosing Remarks.................................................................................Dr. Regennia N. Williams
I Can’t Thank Him Enough............................................................................Brenda E. Johnson
Benediction.........................................................................................Rev. Dr. Earl Preston, Jr.
“Meet-the-Artists” Reception - Fellowship Hall
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Tradi t ions and Bel iefs Fa l l 2009 Page 8 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora (RASHAD) is seeking contributions for
AFRICAN RELIGIONS & PHILOSOPHY: CELEBRATING THE 4OTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVEREND DR. JOHN S. MBITI’S LANDMARK PUBLICATION
A Special 2010 Issue of
The Journal of Traditions and Beliefs
Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder and Editor Judy MacKeigan, Managing Editor
Publishable articles will reflect scholars’ diverse viewpoints on the place of this book in the study of religion and spirituality in the history of Africa and the Diaspora. Typewritten, double-spaced manuscripts, no more than 30 pages in length (including endnotes), should be prepared using A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th Edition (University of Chicago Press, 2007). Manuscripts submitted for publication will be peer-reviewed.
Submit manuscripts to: [email protected]
Deadline for Submissions: November 15, 2009
Notification of Acceptance: March 15, 2010
Publication Date: Fall 2010
For more information, call (216) 523-7182.
“Since people are so intimately bound up with their religious life and outlook, their history constitutes the history of their
religion. This is an area of study which calls for interdisciplinary cooperation between historians,
anthropologists, and theologians.”
—Rev. John S. Mbiti, Ph.D., 1969 From the introduction to African Religions and Philosophy
Rev. John S. Mbiti, Ph.D.
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The Journal of Traditions and BeliefsDr. Regennia N. Williams, Editor
The Journal of Traditions and Beliefs is an annual publication of the Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora (RASHAD). Other RASHAD projects include Praying Grounds: African American Faith Communities--A Documentary and Oral History, The Spiritual Gifts Workshop Choir, and Traditions and Beliefs, a quarterly newsletter.
Subscriptions │ Two-year subscriptions are available for $30, and individual issues are available for $20. We will pub-lish our charter issue in November of 2009. Make checks and money orders payable to Cleveland State University, and include RASHAD on the memo line.
Submissions │We will announce the annual theme for upcoming issues by February 15th of each year. Submit manu-scripts by November 15th via email to [email protected]. Double-spaced manuscripts, no more than 30 pages in length (including endnotes), should be prepared using A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th Edition (University of Chicago Press, 2007). Manuscripts submitted for publication will be peer-re-viewed. Books for review and other correspondence should be addressed to:
Cleveland State University
RASHAD, Editorial and Subscription Office
c/o The Department of History
2121 Euclid Avenue, RT1915
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Phone: (216) 523-7182 │ Fax: (216) 687-5592
Email: [email protected]
Highlights from the November 2009 Charter Issue
The Matrix of African American Sacred Music in the 21st CenturyDr. Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan
Lyceum Guild: A Ministry on a Mission Dr. E. Paulette Isaac-Savage
Sufism in Senegal Dr. Mamadou Seck
Editorial and Advisory Board
© RASHAD (ISSN 1947-2390)
Dr. James Abbingtron, Emory University
Ms. Sherlynn Allen-Harris, Cleveland Metropolitan Schools
Ms. Serreta Archer, Cleveland State University
Dr. Samuel Barber, Independent Scholar and Choral Director
Dr. Sharon Brown Cheston, Cleveland Institute of Music
Dr. Margaret Pleasant Douroux, Heritage Music Foundation
Ms. Suzanne Flandreau, Center for Black Music Research
Dr. Barbara Hoffman, Cleveland State University
Dr. Joseph Holloway, California State University, Northridge
Dr. Leonne Hudson, Kent State University
Dr. Mbaye Lo, Duke University
Rev. Dr. Marvin A. McMickle, Ashland Theological Seminary
Dr. Leonard Moore, University of Texas, Austin
Dr. Pierre Mvuyekure, University of Northern Iowa
Mr. Jeremy Scott, Pianist, Educator, and Recording Artist
Dr. Shirley Seaton, John Carroll University
Dr. Michael Williams, Cleveland State University
Dr. Dwayne Wright, Shepherd University
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The New Spiritual Gifts Workshop Choir
Ruth E. Appling
Andrae Hunter
Leonard Gregory Burks Zephrine B. Burks
Drene Ivy
Mary Avery Beverly Brown Rian Brown
Geraldine Hardin-Washington
Adria Jean Edwards
Carlisa Burge Tracy Patrice Carr
Shirley Herndon
Brenda E. Johnson
Felicia Harris
Not pictured: Bianca Campbell and Laurian Borden
Ann Leftridge
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The New Spiritual Gifts Workshop Choir
Michelle Robinson
Deon Thomas
Nathaniel Williams
Doris WalkerWillie Tracey
Lana J. MillerZachary Marbury Latitia “Tish” Rice
Chayce Shanklin Carmella Simpson Aretha Tucker
Lisa Williams
April Turner
Regennia Williams
Not pictured: James May
Irma Williams
Audrey Wiggins
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Meet the Composers
Beverly Brown Leonard Burks
Drene Ivy
Brenda Johnson Nathaniel Williams
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God bless the New Spiritual Gifts and Dr. Regennia Williams for her dedication to the preservation of Gospel Music.
Beverly J. BrownMusic Educator, Performer, Songwrter
RMW Business Enterprises
Research, Management, Writing(216) 244-6630
[email protected] Mountville DriveMaple Heights, Ohio 44137
To My Siblingsin the
Williams Family Singers
Kim, Lisa, Irma, Lana, &Nathaniel
Thank you for a lifetimeof beautiful
music making! ~Regennia
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Thought-Provoking Lectures
+ Excellent Performing Arts Activities
+ Enlightening
Interreligious Dialogue
+ An Awesome View of the
Downtown Lakefront
= Cleveland Chautauqua 2010
For more information call (216) 523-7182
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Black Studies Program Presents
3rd Annual Treasures of JazzCSU Jazz Heritage OrchestraFeaturing International Recording ArtistVanessa Rubin
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
Main Classroom Auditorium1899 East 22nd Street
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